Cavanagh v. State of Rhode Island

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND ___________________________________ ) JOHN CAVANAGH ) ) Petitioner, ) ) ) v. ) C.A. No. 19-543 WES ) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ) ) Respondent. ) __________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER WILLIAM E. SMITH, District Judge. Before the Court is John Cavanagh’s Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (“Oct. 2019 Habeas Pet.”), ECF No. 1.1 The State of Rhode Island has filed a Motion to Dismiss (“Dec. 2019 Mot. to Dismiss”), ECF No. 4. For the reasons set forth below, the Motion is GRANTED and the…